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Fred Brathwaite, more popularly known as Fab 5 Freddy, is an American visual artist, filmmaker, and hip hop pioneer. He emerged in New York's downtown underground creative scene in the late 1970s as a camera operator and a regular guest on Glenn O'Brien's public access cable show TV Party. There he met Chris Stein and Debbie Harry. He was immortalized in 1981 when Harry rapped on the Blondie song "Rapture" that "Fab 5 Freddy told me everybody's fly." In the late 1980s, Fab 5 Freddy became the first host of the groundbreaking and first internationally telecast hip-hop music video show Yo! MTV Raps.
Birth Name
Frederick Brathwaite
Born
Monday, 31 August 1959
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
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| Hip Hop Treasures | Self | 2023 |
| Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes | Self | 2023 |
| Making Black America: Through the Grapevine | Self - Artist / Filmmaker | 2022 |
| Murder Inc Documentary | Self | 2022 |
| The Andy Warhol Diaries | Self - Artist | 2022 |
| All the Streets Are Silent: The Convergence of Hip Hop and Skateboarding (1987-1997) | Self - Artist / Filmmaker / Original Host, Yo! MTV Raps | 2021 |
| Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell | Self - Filmmaker / Music Journalist | 2021 |
| Biography: I Want My MTV | Self | 2020 |
| Keith Haring: Street Art Boy | Self | 2020 |
| Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks | Self / Himself | 2019 |
Actor Filmography
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Director Filmography
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Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
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| Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV | 2023 |
| Hold Your Fire | 2021 |
| New Jack City | 1991 |
| Wild Style | 1983 |
